Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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CAWHAKE (1)
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
Ill-luck.
Use:
Someone put the cawhake on that job.
Someone put a jinx on that job.
Derivation:
Possibly Irish 'Cáech' - blighted, marred, spoiled.
(Meyer)
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